Djibouti’s flagship port sees fast construction progress

The leadership of Damerjog Liquid Bulk Port (DLBP), another logistics flagship project for Djibouti and region, announces that its project is on great track to be accomplished before the deadline.
On his latest project update presentation, Houssein Ahmed, CEO of DLBP, said that the project that commenced about a year ago has recorded swift progress and is set to finalize earlier than the schedule timeframe.
He said that so far the DLBP project that is in Djibouti Damerjog Industrial Park (DDIP), which is carried out by the Moroccan civil engineering firm, Somagec which specializes in port infrastructure, is in good progress.
Houssein Ahmed indicated that the project has been succeeded from 50 to 60 percent.
The Damerjog Liquid Bulk Port was launched early September by President Ismail Omar Guelleh and schedule to be developed in three construction phases over five years.
The new liquid bulk port that is an ultra-modern oil port, capable of accommodating the latest generation vessels will enable Djibouti to become a leading oil product trading hub for East Africa’s petrochemical sector.
The structure consists of an offshore jetty that is connected to onshore storage facilities. This will serve multiple end users, enabling them to load and unload a wide variety of products to and from inland storage facilities. The jetty is located around 3 km from land, with a causeway that provides access for vehicles and pipeline services.
It is designed for the berthing of two ships – one capable of accommodating vessels of up to 100,000 DWT and the second is for vessels between up to 30,000 DWT, with an annual throughput capacity of over 13 Million tons.
The Damerjog Oil Port is one of the phases of DDIP intended to ensure Djibouti’s industrial development. The rest include the ongoing construction of Djibouti Liquefied Natural Gas port, a USD 4 billion project consisting of an 800-km pipeline that will connect the gas extraction areas in Ethiopia’s Ogaden basin to the coast of Djibouti, as well as a gas liquefaction plant and export terminal.
The plant has a capacity to export three million tonnes of natural gas per year. The export terminal will be able to handle LNG carriers with a capacity of up to 267,000 cubic metres.